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Errata for The Hidden Power Book and Tools for Photoshop Elements 4

No published book is perfect. For one reason or another errors seep into the mix. One of the goals of this page will be to list the errors found in the Hidden Power book as they are uncovered by readers so that everyone knows where the problems are and so no one will be left scratching their head when the results don't turn out as expected.

Location Error Correction Note
Page 77 Step 4 is incorrect as it is missing the step to invert the layers after duplicating. It should be:
4. Duplicate and then Invert (Command+I/Ctrl+I) each of the Add component layers (Blue Add 1-100, Green Add 1-100 and Red Add 1-100), moving each to the top of the layer stack in turn. Rename the layers by substituting Subtract for Add, and remove the word Copy (e.g., change Blue Add 1-100 Copy to Blue Subtract 1-100). Change the mode to Linear Burn, set the opacity to 0%, and shut off the view for each Subtract layer.
Once the layers are inverted it will match the picture in the book.
Channel Mixer Tool The upper-most layer (Red Subtract 1-100) does not get set to Linear Burn mode Either run the tool and change the layer manually to Linear Burn mode, or download the free hidden Power tools for elements 4 and use that channel mixer (which is improved). Click Downloads & Tools to find the free tools.